Separable paint brush



Jan. 31, 1956 E. L. HAwKlNs SEPARABLE PAINT BRUSH Filed Feb. 28, 1951United States A Patent 2,732,578 SEPARABLE PAINT BRUSH Ernest L.Hawkins, Chicago, Ill. Application February 28, 1951, Serial No. 213,1052 Claims. (Cl. 15202) This invention relates to paint brushes.

The principal object of this invention is to provide an improved paintbrush having two engaging brush heads, wherein the brush heads may beseparated for readily cleaning the brush, wherein the brush heads may bereadily and simply and rmly secured together with the brush heads incorrect relative position, and wherein the joint between the brush headsis sealed to prevent paint and the like from leaking along the jointbetween the brush heads.

The paint brush of this invention includes a pair of brush heads havingmating and engaging side surfaces. Each brush head includes a ferrulehaving a flat side and curved ends, bristles carried at one edge of theferrule and a handle portion carried at the other edge of the fer rule.A recess extends across the at side of each ferrule parallel and betweenthe edges of the ferrule to form a transverse passage through the paintbrush when the flat sides of the ferrules are brought together bybringing together the mating and engaging side surfaces of the brushheads. A pair of clips overlie the adjacent curved ends of the ferrulesand these clips have holes in alignment with the transverse passage. Abolt ex` tends through the holes in the clips and along the recesses,forming the transverse passage, and a nut carried by the bolt clamps theclips to the ferrules and holds the brush heads together. A resilientsleeve is located on the bolt and engages the ferrules at the recessesfor sealing the joint between the hat sides of the ferrules to preventpaint and the like from leaking along the joint between the brush heads.

Further objects of this invention reside in the details of constructionof the paint brush and in the cooperative relationship between thecomponent parts thereof.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent tothose skilled in the art upon reference to the accompanyingspecification, claims and drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the assembled brush of this invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 2 2 ofFig. l and having portions broken away for clarity;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken line 4-4 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the various parts forming thebrush of this invention, showing the brush in disassembled condition.

The brush of this invention is generally designated at and it includes apair of brush heads 11 and 12 which have mating and engaging sidesurfaces so that when the two brush heads are secured together a singleunitary brush is provided.

The brush head 11 includes a ferrule 13, which has a at side 14 andcurved ends 15. The ferrule is preferably Inade from a strip of metal,the ends of which oversubstantially along the substantially along thePatented Jan. 31, 1956 lap at one of the curved ends of the ferrule andare secured together at 16, as by welding. Brush bristles 17 aresuitably carried at the lower edge of the ferrule 13, being secured inthe ferrule 13 in conventional manner including the use of rivets 18.The brush head 11 also includes a handle portion 19 having a handle 20,the handle portion preferably being made of wood, plastic or the like.The handle portion is carried at the other edge of the ferrule and issecured in place by rivets 21.

The other brush head 12 is similar to the brush head 11. It includes aferrule 22 having a flat side 23 and curved ends 24, the lap of theferrule being located at one of the curved ends 24 and being weldedtogether, as indicated at 25. Brush bristles are carried at the loweredge of the ferrule and are Asecured in the ferrule in conventionalmanner including rivets 27. The brush head 12 also includes a handleportion 28 preferably being made ot wood, plastic or the like andcarried at the upper edge of the ferrule. The handle portion 28 may besecured to the ferrule by rivets 29.

The flat sides 14 and 23 of the ferrules 13 and 22 are provided withrecesses or slots 31 and 32, respectively, extending thereacrossparallel to and between the edges of the ferrule. When the two brushheads are `placed together these slots or recesses 31 and 32 form atransverse passage through the paint brush. A pair of curved clips 34overlie the adjacent curved ends 15 and 25 of the ferrules 13 and 22 andthese clips have holes in alignment with the transverse passage formedby the slots or recesses 31 and 32. A bolt 35 having a head 36 extendsthrough the holes in the clips 34 and along the recesses or slotsforming the transverse passage. A nut 37 is screw-threadedly received bythe end of the bolt 35 for clamping the clips 34 to the curved ends ofthe ferrules 13 and 22 for securely holding together the brush heads 11and 12. Thus, merely by manipulating the nut 37 the brush heads 11 and12 may be quickly separated for readily cleaning the brush bristles andmay be quickly clamped together to form a complete brush.

The rod 35 preferably carries a resilient sleeve 38 made of syntheticrubber or similar material which engages the ferrules at the recesses 31and 32. This resilient sleeve 38 operates to maintain the two brushheads 11 and 12 in correct relative positions and also operates to sealthe joint between the ilat sides 14 and 23 of the ferrules 11 and 12.This eiectively prevents paint and the like from leaking along the jointbetween the two brush heads 11 and 12.

Preferably the nut 37 is located at the opposite end of the ferrulesfrom the overlapping portions 16 of the ferrules. In this way theoverlapped portions of the ferrules counter-balance the weight of thenut 37 to provide a substantially completely balanced brush. If desired,when the brush is disassembled, either brush head 11 or 12 may be usedas a paint brush. This is advantageous where a thin brush is desired.

While for purposes of illustration one form of this invention has beendisclosed, other forms thereof may become apparent to those skilled inthe art upon reference to this disclosure and, therefore, this inventionis to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A paint brush comprising, a pair of brush heads having mating andengaging side surfaces, each brush head including a ferrule having a atside, and curved ends, bristles carried at one edge of the ferrule and ahandle portion carried at the other edge of the ferrule, a recess acrossthe flat side of each ferrule parallel to and between the edges of theferrule to form a transverse passage through the paint brush when the atsides of the ferrules are brought together by bringing together themating and engaging side surfaces of the brush heads,

clips overlying the adjacent. curved ends of the ferrules and havingholes in alignment with the transverse passage, n bolt extending throughthe holes in the clips and along the recesses forming the transversepassage, and a nut carried by the bolt for clamping the clips to theferrulesk for detachably holding the brush heads together.

2. A paint brush comprising, a pair of brush heads having mating andengaging side surfaces,` each brush head including a ferrule having alat side, and curved ends, bristles carried at one edge of the ferruleand a handle portion carried at the other edge of the fer-rule, a recessacross the flat side of each ferrule parallel to and between the edgesof the ferrule to form a transverse passage through the paint brush whenthe ilat sides of the ferrules are brought together by bringing togetherthe mating and engaging side surfaces of the brush heads, clipsoverlying the adjacent curved ends of the ferrules and having holes inalignment with the transverse passage, a bolt extending through theholes in the clips and along the recesses forming the transversepassage, a nut carried by the bolt for clamping the clips to theferrules for detachably holding the brush heads together, and aresilient sleeve on the bolt engaging the ferrules at the recesses forsealing the joint between the flat sides of the ferrules.

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